How is Overtime Calculated For an Employee With Multiple Wages?

In some jobs, employees are paid two different wages based on what type of work they are doing. For example, an employee for a snow removal company might make $20 an hour when performing snow removal activities. While performing any other duties, this employee is paid $10 an hour. If they work 50 hours in one week, at which wage is their overtime calculated?

The fair and legal wage to pay overtime in a case like the one described above is to find the weighted average wage for that week and pay the employee time and a half on that wage.